Describe the negative effects of stress on the immune system. How does this affect the cardiac system, for example?
What will be an ideal response?
Stress can even produce death. We now know that fear, loss of a loved one, humiliation, or even extreme joy can result in sudden cardiac death. In sudden cardiac death, stress causes excessive sympathetic activity that sends the heart into fibrillation, contracting so rapidly that it pumps little or no blood.
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A man is very lonely but is afraid to join groups, seek company, or accept the company of others. This behavior suggests a(n) __________ personality disorder
a. antisocial c. schizoid b. avoidant d. paranoid
Because drinking is seen as a way of maintaining a certain image, drinking tends to be higher in adolescent ___________ than in the adolescent general population
a. females c. males b. female athletes d. male athletes
When Queenie asks her daughter Ariel, "How's my little princess today?" she's engaging in gender
A) awareness. B) socialization. C) constancy. D) identity.
Cultures of Honor refer to which of the following?
a. Cultures where you honor other fellow citizens. b. Cultures where strong norms suggest that aggression is an inappropriate response to insults or threats. c. Cultures where strong norms suggest that aggression is an appropriate response to insults or threats. d. Cultures where you honor the elderly.